My budget depends on the laptop. ;-) I have no problem spending $2000 on a mac book pro if I go that way, if I buy a Wintel machine I will probably try to stay under $1500.
-- Gary http://www.twigsandtracks.com Twigs snap and tracks fade, a photograph reacquaints Twigs and Tracks Blog: Painted Falls<http://blog.twigsandtracks.com/2011/06/25/painted-falls/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=painted-falls> On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 9:24 AM, Rich Kim <[email protected]> wrote: > You're right, way too many choices. One important thing you left out is > budget. You can find pretty basic 15" laptops for $500-$700 or even > cheaper. > You can also spend thousands. I personally recommend Thinkpads across the > board. I've used Dell, Acer, and HP, and I think Thinkpad is a huge step > above in terms of build quality and durability. I've used the X41 and now > the X301 and find them to be built like tanks. I also find the Lenovo > Ideapads to be very competent. If you are going to do some gaming, > depending > on what games you're looking at, you might want to make sure you get one > with an AMD Radeon or Nvidia add on graphics. So... What is your budget? > > -Rich > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gary > Udstrand > Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 7:11 PM > To: The Hardware List > Subject: [H] Laptop? > > I am in the market for a laptop, something in the 15" range. Laptop will > be used for general purpose stuff around the house, some gaming and > photo/video in a pinch. Not looking for an ultra portable or anything > like that, would like decent battery life and hopefully be ~5-6 pounds, i5 > processor (2nd gen). Been looking at Dell, Asus, HP, Lenovo and Acer. > Too many choices! Any recommendations? Specific model or just a brand > or two I should focus my efforts upon. > > Oh, > > -- > Gary > http://www.twigsandtracks.com > Twigs snap and tracks fade, a photograph reacquaints Twigs and Tracks Blog: > Painted Falls< > >
